And the 2012 Kidscreen Awards go to…

Playing to a packed house, The Daily Show's Samantha Bee handed out the 2012 Kidscreen Awards in a brisk, lively and laugh-filled ceremony this afternoon held at the New York Hilton. Big winners tonight included Cartoon Network, which took a total of six Kidscreen Awards across Broadcast, Programming, Creative Talent and Viewer's Choice categories. The UK's Kindle Entertainment and New York-based Sesame Workshop also picked up multiple trophies. For the full list of winners, read on.

Playing to a packed house, The Daily Show‘s Samantha Bee handed out the 2012 Kidscreen Awards in a brisk, lively and laugh-filled ceremony this afternoon held at the New York Hilton. Big winners tonight included Cartoon Network, which took a total of six Kidscreen Awards across Broadcast, Programming, Creative Talent and Viewer’s Choice categories. The UK’s Kindle Entertainment and New York-based Sesame Workshop and PBS Kids also picked up multiple trophies. For the full list of winners, read on.

Best Directing 2012Bob’s BurgersBento Box Entertainment/Twentieth Century Fox Television

Best Music 2012LeonardoKindle Entertainment

Best Voice Talent 2012Bob’s BurgersBento Box Entertainment/Twentieth Century Fox Television

Kidscreen was also privileged to work with the top-notch international research team at Nickelodeon Consumer Insights again this year on a special set of Viewers Choice Awards. NCI’s network of focus groups spanning all four age categories in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and Brazil looked at the shortlisted programs and voted for their overall favorites. Here are the results:

Best Tweens/Teens Program 2012In Real Life 2Apartment 11 Productions/YTV

And for the second year running, the Kidscreen Awards included a category designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to forge stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were determined by a Kidscreen readership online vote that took place in December and January.

BROADCASTING CATEGORY

Channel of the Year 2012PBS Kids

Best Channel Design 2012Cartoon Network
Summer Bump—Upchuck

Best Channel Website 2012Cartoon Network
www.cartoonnetwork.com

Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team 2012ABC 4 Kids
Jimmy Giggle and Hoot the Owl

Best Integrated Promotion 2012PBS Kids
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That launch